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RE update.
My lining looks spectacular and blood flow to the uterus and tubes looks great. There was no change with the largest follicle and it is expected to start shrinking (* no longer the dominant follicle), next two largest are 12 MM. All follicles in RT ovary have shrunk and are around 8 MM. LH is still reading Low. BBT shows no shift.
I will return to the RE in 2 days for another U/S to monitor and see if this is headed towards an ovulatory or anovulatory cycle.
#FeelingABitDefeatedEvenBeforeImInTheGame -
@Kaohinani: mother lover! This cycle is purely monitoring without interventions, right? I hope that your left ovary gets it together for you by Thursday.
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@Sams Mom: Unfortunately, it is only a monitored cycle due to the snafu with my insurance and their initial denial of my injectables meds. Next cycle may be medicated with an IUI. The nurse did say that MOST woman do not have 12 MM follicles by CDs 6,8, or 10 so as long as my lining looks fabulous and my LH strip is still reading low, I could still be in the game. The other nurse said consistent early OV (CD 8-11) is not "perfect" for fertilization as the ovum may not be fully mature and the lining may be too thin (* Duh ... what have I been worried about for months? Just that!) and then she rushed me out of the U/S room since there were other ladies waiting.
The consensus between the nurses, techs, and myself is that it is a 50/50 split on whether this will end up ovulatory by CD 14 or altogether an anovulatory cycle. Not odds I'd bet with in Vegas. Lol. -
Transfer was uneventful. Officially PUPO. Plan to take it easy for the rest fo the day. Any Netflix recommendations?
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@yellowbeach: Amazon prime: Marvelous Mrs Maisel. Netflix: Mind Hunter (totally opposite spectrums) if you have Starz and haven't watched yet Outlander is in season 4 and it's as amazing as the books so far!
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@yellowbeach: also, tell that baby we all said to stay put, all the things crossed for you lady!
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@yellowbeach: Yay! PUPO is good stuff!
Hoping this one is the sticky little bean ๐ฅ! ๐ค
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@yellowbeach: fingers crossed! And weโve been watching travelers, pretty good
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@yellowbeach: yay!
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Scholarly articles and studies ๐ค bc I am bored and freaking out now over the possibility of ANOTHER failed cycled. (* Because this one is monitored, it is like watching a trainwreck in slow motion.
ANYWAY, I thought I would share today's "reading list" for anyone as geeky and curious as me:1) Transvaginal ultrasonography and Female Infertility - https://www.glowm.com/section_view/heading/Transvaginal%20ultrasonography%20and%20female%20infertility/item/325
2) Follicular diameters in conception cycles with and without multiple pregnancy after stimulated ovulation induction -
https://academic.oup.com/humrep/article/20/3/756/23566013) Relationship between follicle size at insemination and pregnancy success -
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC556005/ -
This floated across my feed today...
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@yellowbeach: I. L
VE. it!
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@yellowbeach: damn onion chopping ninjas
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@Sams Mom: ?
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@Kaohinani: basically
Please tell me you drew this
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@Sams Mom: Nope. My web searching/image search skills are par excellence.
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@yellowbeach: This! I have had a vague feeling of being inferior to my friends who have children for the past...six years or so. It's so frustrating! I don't think I understood at first what it was about, but I just felt they are better than me. I still do.
Also I'm happy your transfer went well. This one will stick!
I think O was yesterday...? Not sure though, it's a bit early for me(cd12). I've had ewcm since monday (cd11) and the new batch of OPKs arrived yesterday so I took one and it looked pretty positive. I'm sure the next days will tell, but I was hoping O would be today, if it really was yesterday we would have hit only O (and maybe O+2, we're not really up to doing it every day...) Not ideal.
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This TWW is going soooo SLOW
I'm only 4 dpo!Question for you all: how long is your LH surge? Before I started taking metformin I would usually get a + at night and the next morning and by afternoon it would be negative again.
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@mrskansas: mine always seemed to last just 24 hrs.
Temps are up (thanks progesterone ๐ค). DH just left for a conference in Austin, so itโs just me and DD til Sunday. Hoping to stay busy.
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@mrskansas: unmedicated- I think mine is about 24 hours, medicated with progesterone support - I think it might have been shorter or the same?, medicated without progesterone it was like 2 to 2 1/2 days
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@mrskansas: I think mine is usually 2 days but when I got pregnant this time (but not every time Iโve gotten pregnant) it was like 3.5/4 days!
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@Kaohinani: What time is your appointment tomorrow? Any sense when your next appointment after tomorrow will be?
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@yellowbeach: Had a crazy-busy morning filled with appointments with specialists - DS attended his 1st appt with his new SLP, then I made a quick stop at my neurologist to pick up papers for a referral, and finally had my appt at the pain mgt clinic. FUN STUFF.
--> To respond, I go to the RE bright and early (8 am) tomorrow. If they ask me to return for further monitoring, it will be Saturday morning. I am kind of freaking out because my OPKs are beginning to pick up some color. Even with an adequate lining (for once) and decent blood flow tracked; my subpar follicles (*All under 15 mm as of yesterday) will not lend to successful fertilization and/or implantation.P.S. And, yes, I did have my OPKs in my purse and YES, I did ask for an extra sample cup at the PM office when they took my urine sample for drug testing so I could test my OPK.
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@mrskansas: Your current cycle sounds much like my cycle before my last. I usually have 1 or 2 pos OPKs (afternoon and evening) and by morning, it is lighter. My wonky "OPK cycle," I was not certain if it was an actual surge or if I was keying up to OV but never did. After a day of a near-pos, 2 positive OPK days, and another nearly positive, FF determined I OVed on the 2nd day of my surge as that was the highest rise in my BBT as well. I hope you OV soon.
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@paranundrum: I'm glad your OPKs made it in time.
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So, I've been reading on sperm toxicity with transvaginal ultrasound lubricant and I am starting to think I may bring Pre-seed with me tomorrow for my scan. I couldn't get in touch with my aunt or her wife (one is a physician and the other an xray/us tech) to verify but it appears if you are ovulatory during a scan and BD, it dramatically reduces sperm count. I have an U/S tomorrow and my OPKs are "near positive" tonight so, I guess, I will err on the side of caution. @Yellowbeach, @Sams Mom, @Lazb, @MsKansas, @Paranundrum, @ladies of January POAS - What do think ... Am I being obsessive-compulsive here or is it sound logic since I have smallish follicles and have been TTC for soooooooo d*mn long?
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@Kaohinani: I get where it could be problematic. I never thought of it, but they slather that bad boy with lube, so there is plenty left behind I'm sure. I wonder if a fertility clinic might make sure to have sperm friendly lube though since they're seeing people that are obviously trying to get pregnant. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
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@Kaohinani: you're not crazier than any of us at the very least
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@Sams Mom: Thanks for responding so I don't feel SO crazy. ๐คช Many fertility clinics use Aquasonic gel. I called my clinic but they have yet to return response and I have to be there at open of business at 8 am. I am thinking I will bring it and deal with the crazy looks. ๐คฃ
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@Kaohinani: I can only imagine what level of crazy lady is actually "normal" for an RE
Speaking of weird looks
(Crappy editing due to a package with my name and address on it)
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@Sams Mom: ๐ฆ Rawr! Oh, my! What I would have given to have been a backseat passenger and to have witnessed the looks you received 1sthand!
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@Sams Mom: that dinosaur is awesome! My little dude would be stoked if I brought that home.
@Yellowbeach: sending positive vibes your way!
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@Jessiemuller88: it's crazy! It walks, makes noises, lights up, the talons shoot off and it has a "Boulder" launcher
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@Jessiemuller88: how you doing lady?
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@Kaohinani: not sure about the US gel... never gave it much thought from a personal or a professional standpoint. We donโt really get a choice at work. ER only has one kind. But I wouldnโt be put off if a patient asked that we use what they brought. ๐คทโโ๏ธ ETA: unless of course it was glittered or flavored for his/her pleasure. That would creep me the f*** out.
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@yellowbeach:
I believe that would creep anyone sane out. ๐คฃ
Yeah, I'm just thinking of bringing good ol' standard Pre-seed ... no "fancy" stuff, scented stuff for my pleasure, glittery stuff, or sparklers -
@Kaohinani: you laugh but I once had a patient ask me โWhat do you think, would I make a good sperm donor?โ (With a tent
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@yellowbeach: never a dull moment
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@Kaohinani: I meaaaan, what's wrong with a little warming or cooling flavored lube
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@Sams Mom: @Yellowbeach: Sitting at the RE (waiting bc they are running behind) reading the comments you both left me last night ... OMG, I laughed out loud in the waiting room and received a couple weird looks and "shifty eyes ๐
VE. it!
I'm only 4 dpo!
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